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Reflection. The Power of Three.
Wise Habit: Reflection. The Power of Three is an exhibition that treats architecture and design as tools for reflecting on the contemporary world. The inspiration for its structure is the number three, an archetypal symbol of balance, cyclicality, and harmony, present in both culture and nature.
The exhibition unfolds around three thematic axes: Sustainability, Ethical Design and Crisis, which together create a framework for discussing the future of the built environment. Each of these themes reveals a different tension present in design, between social needs and economics, between nature and technology, and between comfort and responsibility.
The installation has been designed as a multisensory experience. Three spatial elements of the exhibition correspond to three modes of perception: image, sound and matter. Visitors can see architectural projects, hear the voices of designers and researchers, and touch materials that may shape the future of architecture, from biomimetic structures to self healing materials.
In this way, the exhibition becomes not only a presentation of projects but also a narrative about transformation, a shift from traditional ways of thinking about construction toward more responsible, circular and socially conscious design models.
BOOKSHOP by The Architecture Centre Foundation
The Architecture Centre Foundation focuses on quality, creative joy, and independence. These values have guided our work since 2011. We tell stories about architecture and encourage conversations around it by providing tools: thoughtful and carefully published books as well as popular events (architectural walks, meetings, architecture book fairs, lectures, and podcasts). Our activities are aimed both at professionals connected with architecture and urban planning, and at anyone else interested in these subjects.
Among other things, we publish the pioneering Foundations series, which includes previously unpublished-in-Poland translations or long-unreprinted groundbreaking architectural theories and manifestos (including Le Corbusier, Adolf Loos, Jane Jacobs, and Beatriz Colomina). We are proud of our much-loved illustrated architecture atlases, created by our team of talented architect-illustrators. We publish academic monographs, guides, memoirs, thematic and popular science books, as well as architectural comics. We also develop our own collection of architectural posters and the Radio Architecture podcast.
We believe that architecture, as the only art that affects everyone, is therefore an especially important subject for conversation.
Oskar Zięta. Sculpting with air
Oskar Zięta sculpts with air. He creates metal objects that are hollow, yet remarkably stable. During his presentation at A@W in Warsaw, the artist will demonstrate the FiDU process live - the deformation of thin metal sheets through internal pressure. Zięta will inflate steel, transforming its dimension, function, and meaning.
Exhibition of the “Interior of the Year SAW” Competition. Designing with Context and Function in Mind
The exhibition presents projects by the winners of the 3rd edition of the “Interior of the Year SAW” competition – the most important independent review of interior architecture in Poland for the years 2023–2024.
The display includes awarded projects in the categories of private and public interiors, selected by an interdisciplinary jury composed of architects, artists, designers, and a lecturer from the Academy of Fine Arts.
Alongside the awarded projects, a special role is given to the category of sustainable design, introduced for the first time in this edition. The special “For Better Living” award recognizes projects that place respect for resources, the environment, and the relationship between humans and nature at their core.
The selection of projects provides a substantive background for the discussion initiated by the Association on the professionalization of the field and the development of competencies based on specialized education. The exhibition promotes working standards aligned with international models, emphasizing quality of execution, functionality, and good professional practices.
We also announce the launch of the 4th edition of the Competition! Submissions will be accepted from June 1 via the website of the Association of Interior Architects.
Association of Interior Architects (SAW)
The largest organization in Poland bringing together certified interior architects. Our mission is to integrate the community, protect the professional status of interior architects, build the prestige of the profession, and systematically ensure the highest standards of Polish interior architecture.
www.saw.org.pl